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The funniest thing happened at work on Monday. I was on the phone, talking to a customer, and he asked me something, about a rumor he'd heard on the news, regarding the mortgage bailout (I work in the industry, in customer service). As I was answering his questions, I suddenly reverted back to the old Navy slang, and told him I didn't know much more than he did. He asked me something else, and I said, "Well, that's the scuttlebutt I've heard. " I can only imagine the consternation and confusion… Continue

It's a funny thing, but since I joined NavyforMoms, just a couple of days ago, I've been in a misty-eyed nostalgic mood. Even now, as I write this, I have tears in my eyes, thinking about the good times, and the bad, that made up the years of my young adulthood, as a Navy wife. I've always been a sentimental softy, anyway, but it seems as I get older, and further along into my golden years, I'm getting worse. I'm not trying to idealize anything about that time, but I think I will always have a s… Continue

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I just read about this web site in the February 2009 issue of Family Circle Magazine, and I was intrigued by the advertisement. I was interested in the idea of finding a way to really support the troops, and their families. This is something I've always cared about. My years as a young, scared, inexperienced, overly-dependent Navy wife, while some of the hardest times of my life, were also some of the most rewarding times of my life. I'd like… Continue